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LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - Fast National ratings for Friday, Sept. 27, 2002

The season premiere of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" pushed NBC to the top of the ratings Friday night, while CBS' new crime-fighting shows, "Hack" in particular, got off to decent starts.

For the night, NBC averaged an 8.4 rating/15 share. CBS followed with a 6.3/11. ABC, 5.0/9, was third, with FOX, 4.0/7, trailing.

Among adults 18-49, NBC led with a 3.9 rating. FOX, 2.7, finished slightly ahead of ABC and CBS, which averaged 2.6 each.

The first half of a two-hour "Dateline NBC" won the 8 p.m. hour with a 6.6/12. "America's Funniest Home Videos" took second for ABC, followed by the premiere of the revamped "48 Hours Investigates," 5.0/9, on CBS. FOX's "Firefly" earned a 3.6/7.

"Dateline" kept its lead at 9 p.m. with an 8.4/15. Close behind was CBS' "Hack," which premiered to an impressive 8.2/15. FOX's "John Doe," 4.4/8, dropped off some in its second week, and few people ventured back to the '80s with ABC's "That Was Then," which averaged a meager 3.0/5 in its debut.

At 10 p.m., "Law & Order: SVU" averaged 10.2/18, making it the highest-rated show of the night. ABC's "20/20" was second at 6.6/12, followed by the debut of "Robbery Homicide Division" on CBS, 5.7/10.


Ratings information is taken from fast national data. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change.

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LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - Fast Affiliate Ratings for Friday, Oct. 4, 2002.

The season premiere of "Providence" performed well for NBC, but it was the strong ratings of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" that put the network at first for the night.

NBC averaged a 7.9 rating/14 share to lead the networks, followed by CBS' 6.8/12. FOX edged ABC for third place, 4.6/8 to 4.5/8.

In the 18 to 49 demographic, NBC also held the lead with a 3.6 rating. FOX was second, 3.4, followed by CBS, 2.7, and ABC, 2.4.

At 8 p.m., CBS' "48 Hours Investigates" led the hour with 7.3/14 as "Providence" returned to NBC in second place, 7.0/13. "America's Funniest Home Videos" was third on ABC, 4.8/9, as "Firefly" finished fourth on FOX, 4.3/8.

The new CBS drama "Hack" continues to thrive at 9 p.m., winning the hour with 8.1/14. "Dateline NBC" was in second with 6.8/12 as FOX's "John Doe" took third, 4.8/8. "That Was Then" still hasn't found an audience on ABC, trailing at 2.8/5.

At 10 p.m., NBC surged ahead with the most-watched show of the night, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," 10.0/18. ABC climbed to second with "20/20," 5.8/11, as CBS' "Robbery Homicide Division" was third, 5.8/11.

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